Sexy episode 7 premieres tonight as the girls of The Real L Word edge toward becoming Girls Gone Wild, on Sunday, August 1st, 2010 at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime *** Three Stars

By Robin Rowe

The Real L Word, sometimes girls just want to have fun

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/1/2010 – “Episode 7 was pioneering on many levels,” says Showtime The Real L Word star Whitney Mixter. “In terms of nudity, I think all of us had different boundaries. If I’m going to do it, I’m going to go in a hundred percent. I wasn’t going to close the door, whether it was the kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom. With my storyline, you’ll see several sexual situations and some nudity throughout the season, but it definitely increases in the next three episodes.”

The Real L Word, a reality show about lesbians, portrays Mixter as the party girl who likes sex (with girls) and drinking too much. However, such hedonism comes at the cost of waking up later asking, what did I just do? Lesbians don’t get a special pass in the sex and relationships department. The Real L Word was inspired by the fictional series The L Word, which had some criticism of not showing lesbians honestly, of glamorizing and exaggerating that lifestyle. What the reality series shows is that sexual orientation doesn’t change the basic human conditions of love and jealousy.

When you put a group of women together who mostly expect to have everything their own way, you naturally get a lot of drama. You also find much to like and admire about this group of women who’ve chosen to risk being judged harshly by sharing their lives with the world.

“It’s very surreal to look at yourself and relive the past several months of your life condensed down,” says Mixter.  “You definitely learn a lot about yourself. I don’t regret anything, but I definitely sometimes cringe at myself and my own actions. It’s such a rare opportunity to be able to tune into your own life that played out over the past couple months that I’m really fortunate to be part of it.”

“In terms of the storytelling, we didn’t plot out how much sexual content was going to be in the show,” says The Real L Word executive producer Jane Lipsitz. “Documenting real people is different than if you’re doing a scripted show. These are real women. We just documented as it happened and it just landed as this particular episode.”

CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler, responded to questions at the Television Critics Association this week regarding CBS receiving a failing grade from GLAAD for its portrayal of gays and lesbians in prime time. “I’m very disappointed with our record and adding characters to diversify our shows.” CBS series to include gay and lesbian characters include The Good Wife and The Surrogate. Showtime, a part of CBS, airs The Real L Word.

“Another trend, that we’re starting to see, in addition to the visibility, is that we’re losing the stereotypes around it,” says The Real L Word star Jill Goldstein. “Which I think, is the most important component. Not only should there be more gays on television, but they don’t have to be so heavy-handed with the stereotypes that surround being gay.”

“It went from having it be gay men could be a comical character and gay women could be a sexualized character,” says Mixter. “I think now you’re seeing a slow but steady shift into actually having them be pertinent characters that are more realistic and dynamic and along an even playing field.”

Episode 7 Synopsis

With Fashion Weekend just one week away and her to-do list a mile long, Mikey’s nerves are maxed out. She flips out on her staff and tries to decompress over dinner with Raquel. It’s a rare evening together for the couple and a chance to reconnect…but Mikey’s head is back at the office.

Nikki and Jill are hosting their first Passover Seder as a couple and call in their favorite interior decorator to consult on a new dining room table. However, a new table quickly becomes new paint, new curtains, new everything…until the renovations come to a crashing halt.

Whitney takes out her sexual tension with Tor in a high stakes game of paintball…winner gets sex with the loser. But the next day, Whitney hosts the house party to end all house parties…and possibly her relationship with Tor…when Romi shows up to have some bedroom fun.

Rose is dealt a blow when her grandmother is rushed to the hospital. Is the emotional roller coaster that unfolds enough to send Rose running back into the arms of her ex-girlfriend?

Tracy consults a psychic and gains some shocking insight into her past. She calls her mom to share the details of her reading and to invite her out to LA for her 30th birthday. Is Tracy’s mom finally ready to share in her daughter’s life as Tracy so desperately wants?

Episode 7 of The Real L Word premieres Sunday, August 1st, 2010 at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime.

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